Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
BB E MajorE
Now I'm only five years old
BB E MajorE
I've got to do just what I'm told
BB A augmentedA BB
Santa Claus is gonna be dropping in on me
BB E MajorE
Now is there something I might have missed
BB E MajorE
I had quite a few things on my list
BB A augmentedA BB
I hope he can fit it all under that Christmas tree
E MajorE F#m7/E
Now I know what he'd like for a late night snack
Em6Em6 E MajorE
For years now it's been bringing him back
B7B7
Milk and cookies
E MajorE F#m/E
He'll come and go without a sound again
Em6Em6 E MajorE
But how in the world does he get in
C#7C#7
Ain't got a chimney
Chorus:
A augmentedA E/G#
Close my eyes and concentrate
D/F#D/F# A/EA/E
Try to sleep it's getting late
A/EA/E E MajorE
All night long I lie awake
F#/C# F#F#
Till Santa's gone I just can't wait
Verse 2:
BB E MajorE
Now is there something I might have missed
BB E MajorE
I had quite a few things on my list
BB E MajorE BB
I hope he can fit it all under that Christmas tree
E MajorE F#m7/E
Sneak a peek down the hall
Em6Em6 E MajorE
I've got to check, now I don't recall
B7B7
The milk and cookies
E MajorE F#m7/E
I think I'm sure I got it all
Em6Em6 E MajorE
The stockings hung a-long the wall
C#7C#7
Ain't got a chimney
Chorus:
A augmentedA E/G#
Close my eyes and concentrate
D/F#D/F# A/EA/E
I gotta sleep, now it's getting late
A/EA/E E MajorE
All night long I lie awake
F#/C# F#F#
Till Santa's gone I just can't wait
F#F#
I just can't wait, I just can't wait
BB E MajorE
Could there be something I might have missed
BB E MajorE
I had quite a few things on my list
BB A augmentedA BB
I hope he can fit it all under that Christmas tree
BB A augmentedA BB
I hope he can fit it all under my Christmas tree
Spoken:
N.C
Get that harmnonica under there
N.C
He can fit a guitar under there and a cowboy hat, a bicycle maybe
N.C
Don't know what he's gonna do with that horse